Alaka/Costain crossover bridge in Surulere. The driver of one of the
buses in the state mass transit scheme lost control of his bus and
crashed into a soldier riding a motorcyle on the express. The
yet-to-be identified soldier was cut almost into two by the bus.
According to a source who witnessed the accident, the driver was on
top speed when he lost control of the vehicle as he approached a bad
spot on the dilapidated bridge. The driver, while trying to avoid the
bad spot, swerved to the left pinning the soldier on the railing of
the bridge. The bus dragged the soldier for a bit and cut through his
bowel.
Eyewitnesses said the soldier, who died on the spot, was carrying a
woman on the back seat of the motorcycle, and was flung away from the
impact of the collision. She survived the crash but is in a critical
condition in the hospital.
The driver of the bus fled the scene after seeing the extent of the
damage and so did the passengers of the bus a few minutes later,
fearing attack from soldiers.
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